How We Think about Dementia Personhood, Rights, Ethics, the Arts and What They Mean for Care

Name: How We Think about Dementia Personhood, Rights, Ethics, the Arts and What They Mean for Care
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ISBN: 9781849054775

ISBN-10: 1849054770

ISBN-13: 9781849054775

Edition: 2014

Authors: Julian C. Hughes

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Exploring concepts of ageing, personhood, capacity, liberty, best interests and the nature and ethics of palliative care, this book will help those in the caring professions to understand and engage with the thoughts and arguments underpinning the experience of dementia and dementia care.Dementia is associated with ageing: what is the significance of this? People speak about person-centered care, but what is personhood and how can it be maintained? What is capacity, and how is it linked with the way a person with dementia is cared for as a human being? How should we think about the law in relation to the care of older people? Is palliative care the right approach to dementia, and if so what…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 7/21/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English